Implementation of recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to grant of House Rent Allowance to Central Government employees – pdf

No.2/5/2017-E.II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure *****

New Delhi, 7th July 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Implementation of recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to grant of House Rent Allowance to Central Government employees.

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to decide that, in modification of this Ministry’s O.M. No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 as amended from time to time, O.M. No.2(13)/2008-E.II(B) dated 29.08.2008 and O.M. No.2/5/2014-E.II(B) dated 21.07.2015, the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) shall be as under:-

Classification of Cities/Towns

Rate of House Rent Allowance per month as a percentage of Basic Pay only

4. The term “basic pay” in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed pay levels in the Pay Matrix and does not include Non-Practising Allowance (NPA), Militiary Service Pay (MSP), etc or any other type of pay like special pay etc.

5. The list of cities classified as ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ vide DoE’s O.M. No.2/5/2014-E.II(B) dated 21.07.2015, for the purpose of grant of House Rent Allowance is enclosed as Annexure to these orders.

7. All other conditions governing grant of HRA under existing orders shall continue to apply.

8. These orders shall be effective from 1st July 2017.

9. The orders will apply to all civilian employees of the Central Government. The orders will also be applicable to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Service Estimate. In respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, seperate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Railways, respectively.

10. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the comptroller & Auditor General of India.